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if a+bi lies on a cirle in complex plane then is it necessary that i(a+bi) lies on the circle?

algebra and complex numbers

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    no i dont think so

    there are infinite circles that can be constructed through a point

    but if this is a circle with origin as the center

    then the distance of any point on the circle will be radius r = root (a^2 + b^2)

    all points at radius r will lie on the circle

    lets see i(a+bi) = -b + ai

    the distance from rigin is root of (-b)^2 + a^2

    so its located at the same distance fron origin so it will lie on the same circle as a + bi

    if the center is the origin

    all the best

  • 1 decade ago

    The answer is yes (if you mean circles centered at the origin)

    One way to see this is to recognize that multiplication by i simply rotates a complex number by positive pi/2 radians, without changing the modulus (radius)

    Another way to see this is simply to compute. the number a + bi lies on a circle whose radius is sqrt ( a^2 + b^2). The number i(a + bi) = -b + ai lies on a circle whose radius is sqrt((-b)2 + a^2) which is the same as sqrt ( a^2 + b^2).

    A third way is to use the property |zw| = |z| |w| for any two complex numbers z and w. So |i(a+bi)| = |i| |a+bi| = |a+bi|, thus the two numbers have the same modulus (radius).

  • 1 decade ago

    > (a+bi) : implies (a,b) lies on circle... (1)

    >i(a+bi) = (-b+ai) : implies (-b,a).........(2)

    >x^2+y^2 = r^2 : [EQUATION OF CIRCLE] . (3)

    condition(1) and (3)says : a^2+b^2 = r^2

    > it also implies: (-b)^2 + a^2 = r^2 ..........(4)

    >condition(4) implies (-b,a) = i(a+bi) always lie on the given circle.

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